Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Bible References
The spirit
Mark 9:18
Wherever it seizes him, it convulses him, and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth; and he is wasting away. So I asked your disciples to drive it out, but they could not do it."
Mark 1:26
Then the foul spirit convulsed him and with a deafening shriek got out of him.
Mark 5:3
This man lived among the tombs, and no one could any longer subdue him even with a chain,
Luke 4:35
But Jesus reproved him, saying "Be quiet! Get out of him at once!" So the demon threw the man down in the midst of them and came out of him without doing him any harm.
Luke 8:29
For He was commanding the foul spirit to get out of the man. For on many occasions it had seized him, and repeatedly he had been fastened with chains and fetters under constant guard, and yet he would snap his bonds, and the demon would drive him into desert places.
Luke 9:42
Even while the boy was coming to Him, the demon dashed him down and convulsed him, but Jesus reproved the foul spirit and cured the boy and gave back to his father.
John 8:44
You sprang from the devil, your real father, and you want to practice your father's wishes. He was a murderer from the very start, and he does not stand by the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks out of his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
1 Peter 5:8
Be calm and alert. Your opponent the devil is always prowling about like a roaring lion, trying to devour you.
General references
Mark 5:3
This man lived among the tombs, and no one could any longer subdue him even with a chain,